POTTSVILLE - In a game that nobody seemed to want to win, Pottsville pushed across a run in the bottom of the seventh to best Hector 9-8 in non-conference baseball action.

Eric Small led off the first by drilling a triple to the fence. Michael Bedlyon then reached on an infield single. Ben Freeman quickly unloaded the bases with a shot to right. Two batters later, Matt Huffman would plate Freeman with an infield sacrifice and Hector led 3-0.

In the bottom of the frame started with back-to-back singles by Steven Turner and Dylan Hawkins, a walk to Josh Smith with Josh Cook reaching on a fielders choice. Chris Alexander would then walk forcing Hawkins in and the score read 3-1.

Both pitchers settled down till the bottom of the third when Hawkins led things off with a base on balls, two batters later Cook would draw the same. With two down Chris Vick would tie things up with a single, and things were knotted at 3-all.

The bottom of the fourth would see Small taking the hill for the Wildcats, and his defense self-destructing behind him as the Apaches put three unearned on the board with Turner, Smith, and Cook all scoring.

Hector would get the three back in the top of the fifth with Halsey leading off with a free pass, followed by Small's single, then Bedlyon reached on a fielder's choice with Freeman driving Halsey in. Tyler Hays would then double, plating the pair and the game was tied at 6-all.

Nick Hamilton would get aboard due to a Pottsville miscue and two hitters later, Halsey torqued a Hawkins pitched that cleared everythng and the visitors were back up, 8-6.

Smith led things off in the bottom of the inning with a shot to right. Cook then walked and Alexander doubled to tie things up with the final inning to go.

Smith got a one-out single for the Apaches. Hays followed by getting hit with a pitch, then Alexander got an infield hit and the sacks were jammed. Corey Ingram would take the final pitch of the day off his helmet as the winning tally came in from third.